Elizabeth (Betty) Smith

Elizabeth (Betty) Smith is assistant vice president for
administration and planning in the UB Office of the Vice President
for Research and Economic Development (OVPRED). She serves as chief
of staff to the vice president, whose mission is to support and
advance the university's research enterprise and economic
development engagement.

Over the course of her career, Smith has worked at Brown
University, Harvard University and the University of Southern
California. She has supported principal investigators in the
conduct of their research at the department and school level, and
centrally in offices of research administration.

Smith received her BS in English and American literature from
Manhattanville College (Purchase, NY) in 1981.